The Thursday night Jazz at the House series at Lauderdale House in Highgate, programmed by one of LJN’s heroes Brian Blain, will start again on 21 October. The full programme and a […]
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“Scenes of Now”: Programme for Jazzfest Berlin 2021 Announced
*The programme for the 58th Jazzfest Berlin is announced today. *This year’s festival from 4 to 7 November is the fourth under the artistic direction of Nadin Deventer and has the strapline […]
Dexter Gordon Quartet – ‘Willisau 1978’
Dexter Gordon Quartet – Willisau 1978 – (Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol. 45) (The Montreux Jazz Label TCB 02452 . Album review by Alison Bentley) That great bear hug of a sound; […]
William Ellis – ‘Music On A Chink Of Light’ Exhbition in Edinburgh
Patrick Hadfield went to the opening of music photographer William Ellis’ exhibition , with the title Music On A Chink Of Light. The exhibition – of limited edition handmade silver gelatin prints […]
Andrea Massaria – ‘New Needs Need New Techniques‘
Andrea Massaria – New Needs Need New Techniques (Leo Records CD LR 896. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Trieste-based guitarist Andrea Massaria (b.1965) is still relatively little known in the UK, whereas […]
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra – tour dates until March 2022
Nikki Iles, pianist, educator, bandleader is a pivotal figure in British jazz. Her jazz orchestra has just begun a tour in Scarborough, where they played the festival on Saturday. The remaining dates […]
Fiona Ross (new album ‘Red Flags and High Heels’, launch 6 October)
Fiona Ross’s fifth album Red Flags and High Heels will be launched at Pizza Express Dean Street on 6 October. She explains the background. Interview by Sebastian Scotney, LondonJazz News: There are […]
Pee Wee Ellis: a Tribute by Denny Ilett
In this tribute, Denny Ilett (*) remembers his close colleague and friend Pee Wee Ellis, who passed away on 23 September 2021 at the age of 80. Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis has […]
Musicians’ Company’s Young Jazz Musician 2021 prize awarded to trombonist Daniel Higham
The winner of the Musicians’ Company’s Young Jazz Musician Award 2021 is Daniel Higham (trombone). Here is the remaining text of the press release: “The Master of The Musicians’ Company, John Nichols, […]
Erroll Garner – ‘Symphony Hall Concert’ (from 1959)
Erroll Garner – Symphony Hall Concert (Mack Avenue/Octave Music. Recorded live 17 January 1959 at Symphony Hall, Boston, Ma., U.S.A. Album review by Len Weinreich)Have you ever dreamed that you’re standing on […]
Mathias Eick – ‘When we leave’
Mathias Eick – When we leave (ECM 3856308. Album Review by John Bungey) Hard day at the home office? Stressed out by your yoga teacher’s bills? The work of Norwegian trumpeter Mathias […]
Vula Viel/ Bex Burch (Tour Dates 14-20 Oct)
Bex Burch’s trio Vula Viel, with Jim Hart on drums and Ruth Goller on bass are shortly setting off on tour, starting in Brighton on 14 October, with subsequent gigs in Poole, at […]
Kurt Elling at Ronnie Scott’s
Kurt Elling(Ronnie Scotts, 21 September 2021. Fourth and final night of residency. First set. Review by Lavender Sutton) It’s no longer surprising that each album Kurt Elling puts out shows a completely […]
Shows on Sale and Just Announced at the Jazz Cafe
Sebastian writes: A whole host of shows at the Jazz Cafe in Camden in the months between now and June 2022 are now on sale, starting with Lady Blackbird and Billy Cobham […]
Lee Morgan – ‘The Complete Live at the Lighthouse’
Lee Morgan – The Complete Live at the Lighthouse (from 1970) (Blue Note. 8 CDs or 12 LPS. Album Review by Olie Brice) Lee Morgan’s Live at the Lighthouse was already a […]
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